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...gentlemen in evening dress sat around a narrow, wooden platform beneath the great crystal chandelier of the Biltmore Hotel's grand ballroom in Manhattan one night last week and smiled indulgently as a group of white canvas-clad figures went into a huddle and yelled: "Hip, hip, hurray, America!" Promptly another huddle formed on the other side of the platform and yelled: "Hip, hip, hurray, Great Britain!" Then 19 U. S. and ten British fencers were given medals. The British got silver ones. The U. S. team got gold ones and a delicately fashioned bronze representing Hector and Achilles...
...Hurray for General Johnson," someone shouted in the ranks...
...Hurray for Huey Long...
...Hurray for Huey Long and his pajamas!" shrieked the throng. After booing their own Governor because he was not a "Drop-a-Cropper," the 7,000 Texas farmers adopted a resolution endorsing unqualifiedly the Long plan for no 1932 cotton planting...
What happened after Dr. Shields ducked under the desk was a shower of eggs, rocks, fruit, skins, fish. Then came the students, 400 strong, irate, crying, "Lets get Shields! Hurray for Wayman...